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Douglas Firsure
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Best cacti book

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Hello,

What is a very good cacti guide for indoor enthusiasts.
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Douglas Firsure wrote:Hello,

What is a very good cacti guide for indoor enthusiasts.
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CactiGuide.com if you ask me. :D Not a book thow. [-(
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Elisabeth Manke has a good one for beginners...

Cactus: The most beautiful varieties and how to keep them healthy
ISBN 0-7641-1226-0
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Great, except for the annoying use of the word "Cactus" for the plural. Anyone can keep one cactus healthy! :-)

Miles Anderson's book with Terry Hewitt is the best book there is. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Illustra ... son+cactus" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Ya cacti guide is awesome,but as a forest ecologist I like having text references handy. Thanks for all the responses, Peterb I ordered your suggestion
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peterb wrote: Miles Anderson's book with Terry Hewitt is the best book there is. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Illustra ... son+cactus" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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This is the one I would recommend too, only I know a better source for it (not just a lower price but I hear the owner is pretty nice too :wink: :P ).

http://www.exoticplantbooks.com/detail/?product_id=106" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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OF course!! I much more highly recommend Exotic Plant Books! what was I thinking?

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Book came today, it looks awesome. Thanks for the advice Peter, and daiv next time buddy I had no idea !
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No sweat! I just had to give Peterb a hard time - since he is always promoting the "little guy". I knew he'd be going like this: #-o

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